Back from Red Deer

I am back from the Mane Event in Red Deer. It was intresting and a lot to see. There were the breed shows, clinics and the exhibition. It is a huge area were all the different things are. Three halls of exhibitions, a round pen, a small arena and a place where you can listen to speeches. There are so many booth from horse clubs, saddlerys and other stuff. Amazing ! In the evening we were so tired, only could fall into bed. I hanged around with Linda and took pic's of the Appaloosas during their performence in the arena. There were good clinicians and the not so good ones. Some of them were just horrible to watch, all they know are spurs and pull on the reins. Aweful ! On Saturday evening is the big show where all the breeds are showed and some other stuff like western-/dressage, working cow horse, trick rider, mounted games and natural horsemanship. Also here, good and not so good performance ! There was this guy with his Arabian stallion, he showed a nice western dressage, the bad thing was his horse behind the bit ! Or the other guy with his working cow horse which worked with an open mouth all the time 'cause the rider pulled on the reins all the time ! I mean, when you are on a such a high level like these guys are, stuff like a horse behind the bit or an open mouth should be !!! I am pretty disappointed ! Why would you wanna screw up a good performence with this stuff ? Is it because you are too lazy to learn it properly ? Or is it all a quick fix to get fast results ? I haven't figured it out yet... An event like this shows you the real truth about the real horsemen and -women out in the world. Sometimes I really feel sorry for this horses ! And, can't these people see what they do to their horses ? I know exactly what Iwant and what not ! Good thing I found Chris Irwin's method which can help me to become a better horsewoman.